Areru, Hiwot Abera http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3049-7236
Dangisso, Mesay Hailu http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1245-8839
Lindtjørn, Bernt http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6267-6984
Article History
Received: 22 November 2020
Accepted: 28 July 2021
First Online: 6 August 2021
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Board at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences of Hawassa University (Reference number IRB/022/10) and the Regional Ethics Committee for Medical and Health Research in Norway REK Vest (2018/67/REK vest). Permission letters were obtained from the Sidama Zone Health Department, Dale and Wonsho woreda (district) health offices to access the secondary data from all health facilities. The above mentioned ethical committees ruled that no formal consent is required for secondary data use. For the qualitative study participants, a written informed consent was obtained after giving information about the objective of the study, the role of the participant, risk or discomfort, benefit, confidentiality, and voluntary participation. The interview took place in separate room after getting their permission. All the methods used in this study were in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. No minors were asked or involved directly. There is no personal identifier in the data set. The data collection tool was kept in a secure place to maintain the confidentiality of information obtained from the participants.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.